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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,200 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 46 of 60

For the Man on the Land Farmyard Manure Its Use in the Orchard

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 8

Farmyard manure is made use of at Wagga Experiment Fann to maintain the fertility of the orchard, and that it is effective the results have shown…

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Farm Property Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 4

Messrs. Blacket and Son will offer for sale at their rooms, Macquarie-street, at noon on Wednesday, the 9th inst., the fine farming and gracing property…

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Horse and Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 October 1912 · page 4

Mr J. P. Mratin advertises in this issue that at the Show Ground on Thursday morning the 17th inst., he will offer at auction 50 head of mixed cattle from…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 October 1912 · page 4

Auction sales were held in the Sydney market during the past week when a total of 29,746 bales were catalogued and the sales at auction privately amounted to 28,491…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man the Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 October 1912 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Argiculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and product ion which would be Impracticable to the individual producer…

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Farm Tragedy. Suicide to Avoid Arrest

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 October 1912 · page 3

All extraordinary story was told at Rushall, near Walsall, on Saturday at an inquest on a farmer named Albert Charles Look, aged 35, at Cartbridge…

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The Wheat Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 October 1912 · page 2

There are bright prospects of a bounteous harvest in central western New south Wales. Not quite a mouth ago, experienced farmers were afraid that…

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Grading Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 October 1912 · page 4

The fact that the Liverpool corn merchants suggested to the Agent-General that wheat from this State should be graded will provoke lively interest…

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Wool and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 9

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date, 4th October:—Competition was very strong for all descriptions of wool…

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Wheat Lands for Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 4

The attention of those in search of wheat lauds is drawn to an advertisement by Mr. H. R. McWilliam, wheat salesman, of Wagga. The "Fairview"…

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Horse and Cattle Sale at Gilgandra

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 6

Messrs. J. H. McCarthy and Co. report:— During last Thursday and Friday we held our first spring horse sale, which we intend to hold annually. We…

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The World's Wool Supply

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., commenting on the world's wool supply, remark that there is scarcely enough wool grown now-a-days to supply the…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 9

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., report:— Wool:—On Tuesday we offered a catalogue of 1,690 bales, practically the whole of the wool coming from the west…

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Roads for the Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 4

The interesting report presented to the Macquarie Shire Council on Saturday, on the cost of spreading the metal on the Finger Post Road by means of…

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A Word to Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 9

We invite the attention of all interested in dairying to an advertisement in our business columns by the N.S.W. Box, Co., Ltd., of Margaret Street,…

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Cattle Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 4

Wilson de Laurct and Co. will conduct a big cattle sale at the Corporation Yards on Tuesday next, Commencing at 2 p.m. The whole of Mr. D. Kilby's…

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Local and General. the Wheat Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 4

A Wongarbon farmer states that the wheat crops were saved by the splendid fall of ram last week. Young crops, only a foot high, had begun to…

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Sale of Durham Cattle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 4

At Dubbo corporation yards, on next Tuesday, Wilson de Lauret aud Co, will otter 250 wellbred Durham cattle, of various ages, on account of Mr. D…

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Joint Wheat Expeeiment

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 4

Messrs. W. H. Goclwin and W. Shumack, of Mogriguy, are much interested in n joint. wheat-growing experiment. These progressive farmers purchased…

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Wonbobbie Wool Cup

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 6

Shearing at Wonbobbie Station was concluded last week. Altogether about 45,000 sheep were shorn by 15 shearers in six weeks and three days. The…

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